Strong's Brick Oven Pizzeria

We've been here a couple of times and absolutely loved the experience each time. The food is consistently amazing! Their pizzas are generously loaded with toppings and cheese, with a perfectly balanced crispy-yet-soft crust. The sauce is incredibly flavorful and really ties everything together. The spinach artichoke dip is a must-try. It is rich, creamy. The Caesar salad is super refreshing, and the dressing is one of the best I’ve ever had , creamy, tangy, and full of flavor. The sangrias are great too — light, fruity, and refreshing. Service has been consistently good, attentive without being overbearing. Overall, this place is a gem. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area!

Difficult to describe how good this pizza is. Every ingredient is fresh and perfectly seasoned. Staff is friendly and the food came really quick. Absolutely one of my favorite places in Cinci

Quick, friendly service. Hard working staff. Pizza came out hot, good crust (meat pizza sub banana peppers instead of sausage). Small size & still had some to take home

This place is perfect for reading! Family friendly restaurant and great pizza! I’m giving a 4 on food bc this pizza was burnt but the meatballs were excellent as they always are!! Great staff! A little pricey but if u want a good pizza u gotta pay for it! We will be back!

We ordered four of their Specialty Pizzas & a Cheese bread appetizer. The Neopolitan style pizza they serve was very tasty, served hot, fresh & fast. No complaints about the food. The Cannolis were fantastic, tasted homemade. Only downside was the booth we were seated had a very lumpy, broken down bench that was extremely uncomfortable. Restaurant just lacked finishing touches & a bit of pizzeria ambience so for that reason I'd just do take out next time if I am back in the area.

Strong 's brick oven is located in Reading right on Reading road, just a little bit south of Evendale. It's very easy to access from 75 North. I have driven by it a million times and never really noticed it. It doesn't look like much from the outside. But inside, it is a fabulous authentic Italian restaurant. It is a surprisingly large Italian restaurant with lots of booths and tables and a wood burning brick oven in the middle of the place. The pizza chefs are working in the middle of the restaurant and putting pizzas in the oven. There's also a very large, nicely stocked bar with local beer on tap from Esoteric and Rhinegeist. The whole restaurant is very clean, warm, and cozy, with authentic Italian decor. Lots of tables and booths with red leather bench seating, chairs, and stained glass overhead lights. The food was delicious. The pizzas were straight out of the oven with thick, warm crusts and lots of toppings. The antipasto salad was very good with fresh lettuce and thinly sliced deli meats and nice crusty Italian bread. The meatball appetizer was more than enough for a entree - with three large delicious meatballs and sweet tomato sauce. The waitresses were very attentive, capable, and friendly. The only disconcerting thing was that the waitresses brought the fresh food straight out from under the archway marked "restrooms." But it turns out they were coming from the main kitchen which is down that same hallway, opposite the actual restrooms. Aside from that little misunderstanding, this was a great casual Italian dining experience. So if you're looking for a larosa's alternative, with a very similar but more authentic Italian vibe, and one with a brick oven pizza in the middle of the room and a very nicely appointed bar that you can sit at, check out this place in Reading.

Absolutely love it here, the pizza is amazing, the calzones are always good, and the desserts are perfect. The restaurant is clean, staff is friendly and service is always quick. Amber is my personal favorite server, she goes above and beyond for customers, is always sweet and a pleasure!

Stumbled upon this eatery by chance, so I decided to take a chance and a great chance it was. The location was easy to find, the service was great. I was greeted upon entering the establishment and my order was taken right away. My visit was my first visit but it will not be my last visit. My pie was fresh and made to order, which was a 10"half & half speciality pizza. The next time I visit Cincinnati, this place will definitely be on the list of stops.